Key Dates
***All dates are subject to change.***
Fall 2021
| Thursday, October 31 | Intra-term graduation |
| Monday, November 1 | Last day to schedule defense for December 18 graduation |
| Wednesday, November 3 | Spring 2022 registration opens |
| Sunday, November 7 | Intent to Graduate form closes |
| Thursday, November 18 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for December 18 graduation |
| Saturday, November 20–Sunday, November 28 | Thanksgiving holiday |
| Monday, December 6 | Spring 2022 open enrollment begins |
| Friday, December 10 | Classes end |
| Sunday, December 12 | Final grading opens |
| Saturday, December 18 | End of term • Graduation |
| Friday, December 24–Monday, January 3 | Vanderbilt University administrative offices closed |
Spring 2022
| Friday, December 31, 2021 | Deadline for payment of spring tuition and fees |
| Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Last day to schedule defense for January 31 intra-term graduation |
| Monday, January 10 | Spring semester begins |
| Saturday, January 15 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for January 31 intra-term graduation |
| Monday, January 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes or clinical activities |
| Friday, January 21 | Spring 2022 open enrollment ends |
| Monday, January 31 | Intra-term graduation |
| Tuesday, February 1 | Last day to schedule defense for February 28 intra-term graduation |
| Tuesday, February 15 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for February 28 intra-term graduation |
| Monday, February 28 | Intra-term graduation |
| Tuesday, March 1 | Last day to schedule defense for March 31 intra-term graduation |
| Saturday, March 5–Sunday, March 13 | Spring break |
| Thursday, March 10 | Last day to schedule defense for May 13 graduation |
| Friday, March 18 | Last day to withdraw from spring semester classes with a W |
| Thursday, March 24 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for May 13 graduation |
| Thursday, March 31 | Intra-term graduation |
| Monday, April 25 | Classes end |
| Wednesday, April 27 | Final grading opens |
| Friday, May 6 | Final grading closes |
| Friday, May 13 | Commencement |
Summer 2022
| Monday, May 9 | May session begins for master’s and doctoral programs |
| Monday, May 30 | Memorial Day—no classes or clinical activities |
| Tuesday, June 7 | Full summer session begins for master’s and doctoral programs |
| Friday, August 12 | Full summer session ends for master’s and doctoral programs |